Recent content by petermag

Yes that was mine. Video is on page 2 if the OP would like to compare the sound All power lost mid flight 3DR confirmed that it was a full loss of power. My suspicion is that it was a faulty battery as the same battery failed at exactly the same level (70%) when I subsequently discharged it...

Your Solo works now and can still do things Karma cannot – it’s not as if you cannot fly it because you are waiting for a part to be provided that is supposedly not available. There will be other drone options out by the time your Solo is truly end of life. If you have a continuous surplus of...

Indication from 3DR for mine was that there was a complete loss of power due to either a short circuit or electrical failure. They said that they couldn't be more specific until they received the drone to undertake a full inspection. Up until that time I didn't have a single problem with it. I...

3DR explained to me that if it's a warranty repair for a fairly new Solo that has crashed then they will tend to swap the damaged one out with a replacement as soon as they receive the drone via the RMA process. Else we'd be waiting a much longer time while they assess the damage and attempt...

Very interesting to hear of your crash - similar to mine with all 4 motors shutting down. Seems very odd to have a spate of incidents like this. When I spoke to 3DR last week they mentioned that they were having to deal with an unusually high number of incidents just recently and it was...

The 1st time that I saw a Solo leg in the video just happened to be the same flight that it subsequently lost all power and crashed (video here). Was also on 2.4. Coincidence?

Have recently done a few flights with Emirates. Drones are not allowed as carry-on – must be checked in luggage Additional batteries must be in carry-on I rather opted to remove the battery from the drone and include with my carry-on batteries – I had a situation once on a bumpy car journey...

Just thought I would mention a further interesting observation. Prior to my flight back to Australia, I needed to decrease my battery levels so I ran the Solo with the props removed for each battery. When I was doing this for the battery that was involved in the crash, the Solo lost all power...

Nearer the top $ mark. Australian price hasn't changed that much.

I don't know to be honest. My wife took it out and not me. I wouldn't have taken it for a drone as I think it will be tough to convince the store what is a genuine fault - unless I am able to secure an assessment from 3DR for any future problem that might say something like "This is an accepted...

Despite my recent crash due to loss of power I'm still very optimistic with Solo. If anything, it has increased my confidence in the support of the product. The fact that I could get an analysis of my flight and a replacement agreed by 3DR within 5 days is a big plus. Forums will unfortunately...

As others have said, and based on the feedback from 3DR, the understanding is that the props will naturally unwind if there is a sudden halt to the motors i.e. the motors act as a brake against the momentum of the blades. If you watch the video you will hear that at 26 seconds the motors shut...

Only 1 prop (broken) was left on the Solo when it hit the ground. No arms or motors were broken. The 3 other props couldn't be located at the time. Since then 1 prop has been found - about 75 meters from the crash location. 3DR's analysis of the logs reported the following - "The flight log...

Hi Chris, Yes it was bought from Harvey Norman. I originally hoped that 3DR would simply arrange a credit note that I could take to the store and get a new replacement. That would be a lot simpler all round. However, I can't see it working without 3DR's involvement as the salesman in the store...

Following my recent loss of power crash, 3DR have initiated a RMA process to replace my Solo and GoPro. I initially thought that it would be as simple as me picking up a new one from the store in Australia, but I now realise that it’s the same RMA process for everyone around the world. I will...